6.18.06

6/18/06

Today was Sunday number three at New Hope and Zion. Poor turnout at Zion, 7 including me and the organist. But I discovered something that I suspect will come in handy as I continue ministry there. During council tonight, I asked each of the council members to tell about a time when they experienced God in their every day lives. I shared an experience from Bible school last week. One by one all of the members of council told about experiencing God in nature. One guy told about going out in the morning before the sun came up and looking out over the hills as the sun chased away the stars. He was visibly moved. Each of them had their spirituality based in nature. I suppose that this should not be major revelation since it is a farming town, but it really hit me today.

I also discovered something else today. I can spend all day doing ministry at New Hope and Zion and it does not leave me as mentally and physically tired as a few hours at David used to. I’m really starting to get settled in out there. This could turn out to be a great year. Who knew that it could actually be relaxing to just sit out on the front porch and alternate between reading a book and watching the traffic roll by. Don’t get me wrong, I still prefer the city life, but I’m starting to discover some of the perks of country living.